#imjusttoofunky

[lilredghost]

baby!!!!!! anakin being jealous over another omega made me laugh out loud HE DOESNT KNOW OH GOD HE DOESNT EVEN KNOWWWWWWWW also, the imagery and sheer homoeroticity in these lines is out of the world-

Unthinking, Obi-Wan strokes at the skin under his thumb.

Unthinking, he leans forward, pressing his lips to the muscle and tendon.

And there is no doubt in Obi-Wan's mind when he tells the room:

“This is Anakin Skywalker.”

Shmi doesnt like him 😭😫 obi-wan would be so goddamn confused the poor darling since he thinks they wanted to put forward the marriage i feel for him Logically i knew the festival of lights is diwali but no one can blame me for screaming like a velociraptor in my mind at them purchasing diyas is obi-wan going into heat pls that is so much more miscommunication im living for it

Babyyyyyy, he doesn't even know!! To be fair though, Obi-Wan IS interested (romantically AND carnally) in Anakin, so it's not that he doesn't like omegas! But it's okay, Anakin is gonna stake that claim on his "alpha" real soon 😊

I s2g I literally saw the concept of this challenge (identifying your wife by her feet) on an Indian serial once like eight yrs ago, and it never left me. Which maybe should've been the first sign that I was gonna be crazy and homoerotic about it but. I still was not anticipating it to come out kinda breathlessly sexy until after I had written it 😂 You can bet Anakin is blushing so hard on the other side of that curtain!! He wants to fuck Obi-Wan SO BAD

Yeah unfortunately Shmi doesn't like Obi-Wan... She'll soften up when she realizes what's going on and once she gets a chance to see that Obi-Wan actually makes Anakin happy. It's only been 2 days so far, so there's still time!

And honestly velociraptor screaming is so fair! When is there EVER an AU with brown culture in it? The celeberation of light was not even originally going to be diwali (actually it still is gonna be different) but I was trying to think of what Obi-Wan might be staring at in a shop and I was like oooh, eureka! I want them to go paint the divay together the next day 🥰

#As for the last question... #I think I'll post the first scene of the next chapter in a couple days and it should answer that #atleast. my brain is planning it that way rn. I didn't write it yet #emperor obi-wan au #obikin #asks #imjusttoofunky #squick: a/b/o

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Hi bestie, if somebody's trying to tame a wild dragon, say a young Spanish Redbottom, what would you recommend the best way to start?? Also the fire breath is kinda destroying my home so um what can I do apart from shifting to a new house every week....?

I would say

1) first install a "clothing lock," which contains all of your clothing and prevents you from getting out of it, thereby making you easier to catch

2) establish a dialogue with the dragon, make it feel like you're trying to understand what it wants, and hope it decides to stop when it feels like you've communicated enough

#imjusttoofunky

[ragnarlothcat]

babyy i dont think i can tell you just how much your brand of humour means to me <333333 i read thru ur fics again and i loved everything so so much i just need to tell u that ur awesome!!!

Ahhh thank you 🥰 It was very sweet of you to send this and I'm glad you're enjoying my fics!

#asks #imjusttoofunky #you're so nice!!! #incidentally i've left myself a note in my current wip that just says 'be funnier' #which as feedback goes is not super actionable #but i've gotten some of my most enthusiastic feedback about throwaway lines i didn't even think were funny #i suspect there's a lesson here about trying too hard and spoiling a joke

[rexismycopilot]

Hi rex!! i loved the housewarming scene in 50 shades!! Loved the arc just before that too- the breathplay one. It was so well written, and I think reading scenes where a safeword is used is a guilty pleasure of mine, cause it kinda lends safety to the scene(dunno if I'm making sense), but its like the control is thrust back to the person subbing, and the aftercare is sooo sweet and full of fluff! That being said, I really don't know why George Michael's songs remind me so much of Anakin, The Strangest Thing is hauntingly Anakin, for your playlist. If I squint I almost imagine it to be Ani singing it! Love you <3 stay safe bestie <33

Hello! 💗

I'm so glad you liked both of those scenes so much! Thank you! I think reading that kind of stuff can definitely be comforting to read! It emphasizes consent, control, and safety. I personally think it feels reassuring to read a scene where things go wrong and everything still works out okay.

And that's a great song for the playlist!! Added!

#ask #imjusttoofunky #fifty shades au #obikin #obikin playlist #anons vibe with obikin

[jasontoddiefor]

hiii idk if you’re still into star wars anymore (if you aren’t i hope this isn’t a bother to you) but i simply had to to tell you that i love your fics just so much!! infinitely varied is one of my top re reads, i love the domesticity of obikin, and emperor luke is as close to my heart as a fic gets! i loved the way you wrote devoted, it felt like a poem, i really admire your writing style and i hope ur day goes well <3

Aah it’s of course not a bother! I’m not really into SW anymore (fandom burnout is one hell of a trip) , but I’m happy to hear my stories mean so much to you! Especially devoted, as I wrote that one with one foot out of the fandom and thus have very ambiguous feelings towards it.

Thank you!

#ask #imjusttoofunky

[palfriendpatine66]

Deleted Scene - Criminal Minds

Ok @imjusttoofunky @wibzenadarksiderwithasoftheart Instead of a snippet for the next chapter of Criminal Minds, how about a scene/some letters that have been left on the editing room floor? These 100% happened, they're just not making it into the story. [catch up on chapters 1&2 of Criminal Minds here]

* Anakin stopped by the post office just off campus, not expecting to find anything in the little box he rented but unable to tamp down the flutter of nerves in his stomach all the same. It had been over two weeks since he had set up the PO Box - he wasn’t going to just let a convicted killer know exactly where to find him, he wasn’t stupid - and mailed out his letter.

He figured it would take two days to get there, maybe three. Then maybe a couple days for it to actually get delivered within the jail, not that he knew how any of that would work. And then a couple of days to get back. That should have been about a week, he thought. But a week came and went and he’d gotten no response. Then two. Each day that passed Anakin felt just a little more on edge.

Why wouldn’t Kenobi write back? What else did he possibly have to do all day? Was Anakin supposed to just pretend he hadn’t put himself out there only to be rejected once again? This time by someone who didn’t even have any other options?

He glared at the post office key as he shoved it into the box, as though it was to blame for the continued silence.

Silence.

He was surrounded by silence everywhere he went. No one would talk to him during class. He didn't have hangouts with friends, not anymore. Really he didn't have friends any longer at all. No more dates with his beautiful angel. No written correspondence from his intriguing inmate of choice.

All he had were averted eyes when he approached. Official university letters with notices of probation. Automated messages stating the number you are trying to reach has been disconnected: please try again or hang up. An empty fucking post office box.

And his own thoughts, of course, alternating between simmering anger at everyone who had left him alone and the bitter voice that reminded him it was all his fault.

Anakin did a double take when he noticed there was a letter waiting for him. He grabbed it with shaking hands and turned it over, almost unable to believe it was real. It was marked as processed through the state penitentiary; his finger traced over the official seal.

Anakin slammed the little door closed and went straight to his favorite spot on campus - a little nook tucked behind an abstract statue on an out of the way path. No one could see him from the other side, but with his back against the cool stone the world was quiet and he had a private view of the little garden, blooming with color no matter the time of year. It reminded him of the window box planter his mother had carefully tended, attempting to infuse some color and life into their dreary, run down apartment.

It was only when settled in his spot and sheltered from the rest of the campus around him that he took a steadying breath and allowed his trembling fingers to tear open the letter.

Dear Ani, I suppose I should be flattered that you consider me an expert on the inner workings of the mind, but as you noted yourself it is only the mark of a good reporter to understand people and their motivations, what makes them “tick” if you will. These things you could learn from someone much more qualified than myself. You might look into an elective course in psychology.

I note that it isn’t my actual area of expertise in which you are interested (journalism, of course). That is an area in which I found some success, before the unfortunate events that lead to my arrest and my current address in the state penitentiary. I might add that investigation and gathering information is a skill which is highly useful in the field of journalism, should you harbor any future interest. I can’t say my name currently carries any positive weight to put in a recommendation on your behalf, but I am still knowledgeable in the field and am sure I could offer you some advice, should you wish.

I cannot recommend a stay in prison; the comforts are few and far between. I couldn’t tell you my opinions on other institutions that I have not yet experienced, such as marriage. Perhaps it is you who should tell me about that particular institution. That is one area in which it seems you may be more experienced than myself. I don’t believe holy matrimony is an experience I will find, even if I somehow make it past these walls one day. Options are limited for a man branded by society with a scarlet letter.

I am sorry to hear of your troubles in your relationships. I wonder what it is you expect to find in me, a middle aged man isolated from society for nearly half his life. I cannot say I have had the opportunity to practice my social skills while I serve out my sentence, the population here less then friendly, and before all this I was more the type to keep to myself. I wonder if you might be better served communing with individuals in your own age and circumstance. Join a book club or a student group. Learn a new skill. Maybe pick up an instrument; guitar is a good choice. That was very popular among some in my own college days, to set up and play in the quad for whoever is drawn in by your song. Make yourself approachable and they come to you.

Whatever it is that truly drew you to put pen to paper, I thank you for bringing a change of pace to my rather monotonous day. Perhaps one day you will share what it is that moved you to seek me out, among so many.

Sincerely, Obi-Wan Kenobi

*

Ani’s letter had given Obi-Wan new food for thought, for which he was thankful. There were only so many times he could participate in the same conversations, read the same books, and watch the same movies. Everything happened at the same time every day, and rarely did the people changed. It was nice to have something new to turn over in his mind as he did in the days after penning his own reply.

He couldn’t say he loved the idea of some young and impressionable person getting the wrong idea from a made for TV special with poorly done dramatic reenactments and more speculation than fact and then seeking him out in some kind of misplaced hero worship. But at the same time, how much could it really hurt to indulge someone lonely and searching for connection? He’d probably be asked to share a couple of prison “fun facts” and answer a few questions about crime scenes he’d reported on many years ago. Neither was particularly scintillating nor taxing.

And in exchange he’d get a break from the monotony. Something new to puzzle over and occupy his thoughts. There was much to think about when it came to Ani. So many possibilities. The next letter didn’t disappoint.

Obi-Wan

I feel honored that you recognize my investigatory skills. I have other skills I could impress you with as well if given the chance. I’m really good with technology. Probably in ways you couldn’t even imagine, there’s been a lot of advances since you’ve been on the inside.

I am too far into my major to take any classes in psychology. All the credits I have left are in advanced and applied maths. I don’t know if I will be able to finish my degree, I’m on academic probation. It’s so stupid, because I know more than everyone here already. I’ve had to correct the textbook that the professor wrote. Multiple times.

They don’t appreciate that, by the way. You’d think it would be something they want to know, right? But they aren’t interested in the knowledge and learning and all of that. They really just want the power and authority of their position. They like being the expert. And they really don’t like when some student can challenge that.

But they won't let me pass if I don’t attend class. The “grace period” I was extended after my mom died is up, and apparently their calendars told them it’s time to show up to class and “accept responsibilities” or “face the consequences.” They don’t really care. I could have aced all the finals on the first day. In my sleep. It’s just a waste of everybody’s time.

What do you do with all your time? You have a lot of it to fill up. I can’t imagine you get to play the guitar. How do you keep busy? Did you start a prison newspaper? I can’t imagine the guards would like that any. Do they give you problems, the guards? Do you like, have a roommate or a friend on the inside after all this time? It sucks to be alone. I hope you aren't too lonely.

Ani.

Hours later Obi-Wan was still thinking through the letter, his thoughts so distant he could almost forget where he was, feeling almost as though he was taking a leisurely stroll through the park in the hopes that a change in scenery would provide a spark of inspiration when writer’s block hit and he was pushing up against a deadline. 

He shook his head as he walked the perimeter of the yard.

Ani, Ani, Ani. A disaster waiting to happen.

Feeling isolated, alone. Desperate for connection. Eager to please, eager to learn. Very confident in his own abilities. Slighted when they weren’t recognized by others.

A prime candidate to be pulled into a cult, Obi-Wan mused. He stopped in a patch of sunlight, turning his face up to the warmth. It was only a matter of time before Ani fell under someone’s influence.

There was no knowing whose it might be. It could even be someone setting a worse example than his own.

He smirked to himself, with no one to share in the irony. Doubtful, but possible.

#wip wednesday #sort of #deleted scene #my fic #criminal minds #obikin serial killer au

[ao3feed-obikin]

Your return heralds spring

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/50249395 by imjusttoofunky Ten years after the sudden death of Queen Shmi Skywalker, her son, Anakin Skywalker is ready to assume the throne, taking over from the Chancellor who kindly kept the kingdom running, to give Anakin time to grow up and learn how to run a kingdom. In all this time, he has not once thought of Obi-wan Kenobi, his childhood friend, not once at all, especially not after how the latter disappeared from his life without so much as an explanation. Not once. Sending him the invitation for his coronation was an impetuous decision, against his mentor’s wishes- but it’s not as if Obi-Wan would actually come, right? (wrong) Or; The frozen au (but not really a frozen au cause i kept getting derailed) Words: 1039, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Sheev Palpatine, Ahsoka Tano, Yoda (Star Wars), Mace Windu, Shmi Skywalker Relationships: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker & Ahsoka Tano, Sheev Palpatine & Anakin Skywalker Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Frozen (Disney Movies) Fusion, Miscommunication, Getting Together, Manipulative Sheev Palpatine, im bad at tags help read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/50249395

#IFTTT #Obikin #AO3feed #Star Wars

[lilredghost]

baby im so sorry i disappeared but!!!! oh my god oh my GODDDD

"Must be some kind of karmic retribution, I suppose." His husband tilts his head to the ceiling, where the skylight shows the smallest sliver of the afternoon sun. "Being bound to someone who won't ever love me."

Anakin feels his knees buckle, heart breaking for the man in front of him. “Obi-Wan,” he breathes. “Who says I don’t love you?” oh this killed me, and the fact that obi still doesnt believe it??? "I thought it was going to be better, then," Obi-Wan says. "Life, I mean. I didn't know what to do, when—" jbkdbhiwhbedfvuivg anakin oh godddddddd i cried during this chapter i kid u not im still emotional “I didn’t choose you then, Obi-Wan Kenobi. But I’m choosing you now.” i loved this before, ii love it now, ill love it forever, between this and eye uff you, i can die happy Obi-Wan may not be an omega— and Anakin may not be an alpha or beta— but he's beginning to think that maybe it doesn't matter. the ironyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! also??? obi standing up for himself in front of shmi??? chefs kiss. amazing. delicious aura tinging sweet and shy with the scent of blackberries. im still following the scents, so citrusy normal, and blackberries when hes horny?? huffing with irritation when he realises there must be some trick to doing it without getting your fingers wet. kbkjbhihv yessss lmaooo i relate so hard i love love LOVE the ritual you inserted, of passing along the flame, so to speak, so very poetic all signs pointing to obis heat im cacklinggg im so so sooo sorry for disappearing 😭😭i have no excuse, i just couldnt be on tumblr or on ao3 like before and i felt so guiltyyy forgive me pleasee

No problem babe. I missed you but I know people have lives and all that! You can always hit me up on discord for non-fandom talk too, I hope everything's going well for you 💕

It's definitely been a very emotional few chapters, lots of ups and downs. Obi-Wan is slowly, slooowly starting to believe Anakin loves him, I think. At the least, he feels reassured while they're together.

Obi-Wan snapping back at Shmi was something I initially had no idea how to do, but I felt like it was really, really necessary. His type of character won't hold a grudge, but that doesn't mean his feelings weren't hurt 🥺

Also I'm honestly gonna have to get back to you on the scent thing because I initially didn't have blackberries for embarassment but then I found it in my drafts so I just left it like that. And of course we've also got jogan fruit added to the scent profile (not that that's "canon" yet I guess). I might rearrange the way that I had been thinking of it in my head, but first I have to reread the text and make sure that my new idea makes sense 😅 I'll make a more in-depth post at some point!

re: the ritual thank you soooo much, I really loved it. I've known for a while that I wanted it to conceptually be passing knowledge down (especially since the Freed are, by necessity, so big on oral tradition), but for some reason that scene was SO difficult to write. It haunted me for weeks with half-written drafts until I finally got a version that satisfied me enough to post...

Also, I hate to tell you, but like. As correct as you are about Obi-Wan's impending heat, it's also wayyyyyy out there on the timeline. There are so many other thigns that are going to happen first 😭

#thanks for sending this & I'm sorry it took me so long to reply to! #emperor obi-wan au #squick: a/b/o #asks #imjusttoofunky

[lilredghost]

babyyy!!! i was listening to songs and these two struck out as perfect for the emperor obi-wan fic <333 Saudebaazi (from aakrosh) the lyrics and the tune has me going mad- seedhe saadhe saara saudha seedha seedha hona ji (the the trade/business/deal is simple/straightforward) maine tumko paana hai ya tumne meko khona ji (either i get/acquire/gain you or you have to lose me) literally true for this disaster duo cause they began with a contract!!!! Mere sang (idk the film but katrina's in it???) this is such anakin thinking about obi wan in the later parts of the fic!! mere sang toh chal zaraa (walk with me) kyun dikhe dara dara (why do you look so afraid) chal tujhko aa chupa du apni main baahon mein (come, let me hide you in my arms) chal khwaab kuchh sajaa du teri in nigaahon mein (come, let me decorate your eyes with dreams)

i couldnt stop myself and went and binge read the whole of the fic again im now sick with pining these two are such idiots

BABY!!! Took me almost a week to get the time to sit down and listen to these songs (I kept putting them on and then getting distracted... next time I'm playing them in the shower 😂) but you are SO right omg 🙌

Saudebaazi has that classic, like, time-period-appropriate feel to it. It just matches SO well. And the lyrics 🥺 Sauda umeedon ka hai, khwaabon ka, neendon ka hai -> This deal is made of hopes, is made of dreams, is made of sleep.

Like ohhh they both had so many hopes about how things would turn out when they started and they're only just beginning to get to where they wanted to be.

The second song I'd never heard before but I like it! (Turns out it's from the movie New York, jsyk) The "why do you look so afraid" literally SLAYED me. Anakin wanting to take care of Obi-Wan always always gets me 😭

Now obviously I have to bring my own contributions to the table… Jaane Kyun Log Pyaar from Dil Chahta Hai absolutely breaks my heart but it's very much the both of them at the crux of the "enemies" part of their arcs. Even just the way it opens… Jaane kyun log pyaar karte hai. Jaane kyun voh kise pe marte hai. -> Why do people love? Why does a person die for someone / pine for someone?

Bc Anakin just straight up does not get it (ie: he's never had big dreams of love, and the concept is only causing him pain) and Obi-Wan is… obviously… having a bad time in those chapters…

Pyaar mein sar jhukaana parta hai -> In love, you have to lower your head Dard mein muskuraana parta hai -> Even in pain, you have to smile Zehr kyun zindagi mein bharte hai -> Why do people fill their lives with this poison?

My mind also went straight to Galliyan from Ek Villain (but the unplugged ver though cause there's just something so tragic about it). I truncated some parts just so this isn't insanely long but:

Yahi doobe din mere -> This is where my days end Yahi hote hai savere -> This is where my mornings happen Yahi marna aur jeena -> This is where I die and where I live Yahi mandir aur Medina -> This is my temple and Medina Teri galliyan… -> Your alleyways… Mujh ko bhaave, galliyan teri galliyan -> They soothe me, your alleyways …Yun he tarpaave, galliyan teri galliyan -> …They agonize me, your alleyways

Idk WHAT it is about people using religion to describe love (a la Tujh Mein Rab Dikta Hai, Jab Se Tere Naina, etc) but it drives me INSANE, I can't get enough

I'm sure if I thought a little harder, some less depressing songs would come to mind but like. I have one brain cell and it likes seeing obikin suffer 😅

#also to me sun zara from lucky is like the ultimate pining song so it feels very them... #out here about 3 seconds from making a playlist #but idk if I'd want songs in english songs in hindi or a mix lol #emperor obi-wan au #asks #imjusttoofunky

[ragnarlothcat]

Bestieee 42 and 75 for the ask game please 💜💜

Thank you!!! 💙💙💙 (for this ask game)

42. What’s your favorite title that you’ve come up with?

All my titles are pulled from something, either song lyrics, poetry or common phrases that I have repurposed. I'm happy with most of them (although the accent in à la carte has slightly ruined my life because now I can't stop noticing how many restaurants aren't including it, I swear I'm using the accent correctly, I've double checked like 15 times by now--)

I think I like The Devil's in the Details best. It's cute and snappy and I think it sets the tone of the story! It's not just about demon sex, it's about the minutiae of their relationship and their lives together.

75. Is there a particular fic that readers gravitated towards that you didn’t expect?

Definitely Out of the Bag which is my catboy Anakin fic. I enjoy adorable catboy Anakin as much as anyone (perhaps more!) but there isn't even any explicit smut! Maybe the lesson here is that catboy Anakin doesn't need to be railed (although it wouldn't hurt) but he does need to be cuddled and spoiled and told he's pretty.

#ask game #thank you!!! #imjusttoofunky #spicy #or discussion of spice #i'm so impressed when people pick titles that are just things they've come up with #i know all the words in the story itself are mine #but somehow titles are different #why? #i'll ponder this in my cheese coma

[lilredghost]

BABYY I SEE THE THING WITH THE SCENTS IM NOTICING HE DETAILS!!!!!

It needs to, he thinks to himself. I have plans with Anakin today. After all, the last thing Obi-Wan wants to do is disappoint his husband on account of his damned biology.

he doesnt know anakin would be so glad 😭😭😭 he didnt want an alpha in the first place this is misunderstandings galore im living for it

Should he chide his mother or spurn his husband? Should he attempt to compromise by bringing Obi-Wan to the temple, or will that hurt the both of them?

he's learninggggg my heart is full <3333 shmi needs to learn too istfg obi is a baby!!!! you dont wanna hurt him!!!!! he's the most innocent baby in this verse!!!!

i cant wait for them to go sand seal surfing together <3333 dangerous rides call for tightly held hands :) ALSO their kiss!!!!! they both are accepting and showing their feelings for each other im still swooning from that!!!!! cant cat wait for obi to give anakin the sash cause in anakin's mind obi proposed and the wedding wasnt done with tatooine's standards <3 this is gonna be so healing this is gonna improve my life i can just feel it

Anakin will come to him, he knows. He promised.

IF THIS HURTS OBI AGAIN I SWEAR I WILL READ IT WITH GLEE BUT ALSO MAKE PLANS TO KILL ANAKIN MYSELF PLEASE

1. My best girl back in my ask box!! I am so ELATED that you're catching the details! I've been slowly making the transition on the way Obi-Wan smells since literally chapter ONE (OK chapter 3 actually but still)

2. He doesn't even know Anakin would still love him 🥺🥺. Hell, he doesn't even know Anakin loves him NOW. There's this bit in the next chapter, the following morning:

He studies Anakin carefully, taking in the soft expression on his face. With some surprise, Obi-Wan realises he’s seen it before, seen it directed at him. How long has his husband been looking at him like this? How had he not noticed?

He sees he's been blind about Anakin's feelings but continues to be blind about the EXTENT of Anakin's feelings.

Anakin realized he loves Obi-Wan (this chapter's "epiphany") and immediately was all in, 100%, this is his husband they're married and in love now. In his mind, it's clearly mutual.

But Obi-Wan has been in love with Anakin for a looong time now, and he thinks they're still taking baby steps in their relationship. They kissed, sure, but that doesn't mean Anakin is suddenly in love with him.

3. Anakin learning is soooo dear to me, because aaall the way back in chapter 3 he was like:

there is a part of Anakin that wants to be petty, to tease and bring the man to tears in a vindictive sort of punishment—an opportunity to take control back from his Emperor husband without any chance of it being perceived as a threat to their alliance. However experienced Obi-Wan is, he won’t stand a chance against Anakin.

But now he knows Obi-Wan has such a soft heart (the most innocent baby in this verse, you're right 🥺). He's treating Obi-Wan gently, he's not lashing out anymore. We see the growth SO MUCH in this chapter:

It's clear to Anakin that his alpha is still feeling a little unwell, looking pale and somewhat distracted. Anakin resolves to take it easy on him, today.

He slides one hand slowly up Obi-Wan’s back, the other reaching out to pull him down by the nape of his neck. He moves carefully, not wanting to spook Obi-Wan—but his husband comes eagerly, leaning down and pressing lips to lips.

As for Shmi... she'll change her opinion on him once the whole "who proposed to who" conflict is resolved

4. SAND SEAL SURFING. I'm planning to have them go sometime after the Celebration of Light but there will also be sooo many kissses between now and then <3

And don't even worry about the morning after, Anakin will be there! I already wrote the scene for the next morning. (Originally it was gonna be in ch13, but unfortunately it didn't work with the pacing)

There will still be some angst in the rest of the fic, but like...we've gotten passed the hard part. Once they return from their vacation, the larger plot will begin acting upon them again. They'll have all these problems thrown at them and they'll have to split up for a bit. But they'll still be TOGETHER 💕

#thank you for coming to my ted talk #your ask watered my crops cleared my skin etc #obikin #emperor obi-wan au #asks #imjusttoofunky #squick: a/b/o

[lilredghost]

baby???? that's a hell of a plot twist i will admit on re reading the signs of which you sprinkled earlier but also AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA i wanna bundle up obi-wan and send him to mandatory therapy <3333

baby!! I've been sitting on this plot twist for SO LONG, you have no idea what a relief it is to get it off my chest!! I even had a person or two who asked about Obi-Wan's designation, though I wasn't willing to reveal it before the actual chapter went up (mostly because I had no idea how long it would take to reach this point!)

I definitely did sprinkle in little bits of it along the way (most notably Anakin and Obi-Wan's first time in bed and Feemor's exposition to Anakin, but also Obi-Wan's reaction to scruffing, the fact that he never actually thinks of himself as an alpha, etc). My style of foreshadowing is mostly dropping hints early and then waiting long enough that you sort of forget about them before bringing the truth to light 🤣

But hey, now that the truth is out, I'm much more free to talk about what's next! I think I'll happily discuss spoilers here on tumblr (Unfortunately that's not therapy for Obi-Wan, but he IS working on building a better support system)

#also there's this whole thing with Obi-Wan's scent changing as the story goes on #I actually have so much scent-related worldbuilding lmao #but that's one of the next big things that's building #obikin #asks #emperor obi-wan au #imjusttoofunky

[ragnarlothcat]

baby im back again from rereading your nyanakin fic(its so cute??) and i think ao3 changed the rules on collections sometimes back maybe? so no reader can invite fics to collections until the author changes the particular setting... if it's not too much trouble to ask could you alter that please? <3 i dont even mind if you don't accept the request for a collection (i use the collections as a second set of bookmarks tbh ad i can see the invited works in the settings soooo) lots of love bestie 💖💖

Hello!!! First, thank you 💙 (one day I'll write the sequel to that fic...) and second, you are absolutely correct and I will happily change that! I'm answering this ask publicly in case anyone else has had the setting changed on them, or possibly to reveal that I am extremely dumb and accidentally turned it off myself and poor ao3 did nothing wrong (it would not be out of character for me).

I don't think I'd ever mind being added to a collection unless it's something mean (fics that are dumb and bad) or it's a collection that wildly mischaracterizes what I was aiming for (fics where obi-wan and anakin hate each other) so please go right ahead. I never thought of using collections as bookmarks but that's smart. I'm barely using bookmarks now and instead rely on my faulty memory to retrieve my favourites so I encourage any system that helps me find great stuff to read!

#asks #imjusttoofunky #you think that after hunting down a half-forgotten fic i'd then bookmark it #but that is not so #i reread it and go 'wow so glad i found this' #and then six months later i'm in the exact same boat #i am incapable of learning

[lilredghost]

baby bestie because i read chp 14 so late im feeling like its my birthday, that i get chp 15 so early!! can i just quickly take the moment to scream about the dream scene??? all those little tells that maybe this isnt right (inception vibes). this was so brilliant

also obi's downward spiral about if anakin loves him or married himbeacuse he is an alpha IM CRYING WITH HIM OH GOD WHAT IF OBI NEVER CLAIMED HE WAS AN ALPHA AND STILL RULED OBIKIN WOULD NEVER HAVE MET PLS

Obi-Wan has had a hard time keeping his head on straight, this last week. A harder time than usual, anyway.

A side effect of all the stress, perhaps. babygirl change your suppresants pls theyre stressing you out i still dont trust komari she is maham anga's character for a reason

Anakin's hand has settled on his thigh; it grips him tight, bold and claiming, under the table.

Obi-Wan wonders if it will leave bruises.

The fingers creep closer— not further up but further in, ghosting the edge of the scent gland there— and Obi-Wan has to swallow back his arousal, trying to focus on Luminara. oh he's so jealous thisis such a good thing to read in fics but somehow such a red flag irl uk ill read any fic if it says possesive anakin

He feels like he’s back in his wedding finery, wondering why his fiancé won’t look at him.

His husband won’t look at him. i cried then for obi-wan and im crying for now poor baby had all his childhood dreams broken like sugar glass and now he knows anakin may never have married him????? i love it when u put obi-wan thru the horrors

im just gonna very casually read thru the rst of the fic again cause i simply love the writing style in this and i have creative writing hostel championship coming up so. uk. i would really like to write as well as you

(Referring to ch 15 of Their fragrance came from you)

Baby!! I had so much fun with the dream scenes honestly!! I felt so evil writing it but it was so so satisfying (summary of this whole chapter honestly). My aim with those slightly wrong things was that you wouldn't quite be able to tell if it was just Obi-Wan's unreliable narration at work (especially because he often has moments where he's caught up in something and "doesn't quite remember"/"didn't realize" something happened), or if there was actually something wrong! I also thought about having the whole dream sequence in italics, but I wanted the reader to take Obi-Wan's introspection about not being an alpha seriously.

And the repetition of things which happened in the dream, but slightly different… idk what drove me to do that, but I'm soooo happy I did. I think it adds so much flavor in showing how Obi-Wan perceives the world (or how he fears it to be) vs. how it actually is!

Ahhh the concept of Obi-Wan openly being the first omega ruler from the beginning! He would have come out sooo much less depressed 🥺🥺 (But maybe, in some ways, more stern? He has to show that he's not soft just because he's an omega, after all!) I love to think that in an AU like this, Stewjon and Tatooine still needed that mutual help so they went to make an alliance. But since there's no immediate candidate that's obvious for marriage, Tatooine doesn't write anything about marriage in their terms, hoping it will pass under the radar (it does). They settle instead on a sort of cultural exchange where Anakin will come spend some time in Jedha and then later Obi-Wan will go and visit Mos Espa. And hey, two omegas in positions of power… working closely together…. Obi-Wan gets to be Anakin's friend without jumping through all the hoops. Anakin gets to learn all about Obi-Wan's secret dreams of marriage. And then Obi-Wan's heat rolls around, and Anakin offers to help, and-- Well, the rest is history!

"babygirl change your suppresants pls theyre stressing you out i still dont trust komari she is maham anga's character for a reason" ALFKJSDLKFJSKJ THE WAY I CACKLED. She IS maham anga's character for a reason, but not this reason!!

The grade of suppressants Obi-Wan is taking are only meant to be used in the short term (a few years, with medically scheduled heats once or twice a year) in cases where it's not safe for an omega to be having heats. Otherwise, he should be taking regular-strength suppressants (with that same caveat of medically scheduled heats once or twice a year, along with a full detox every five or so years).

But uh. He's been taking them for twenty years. One medical heat a year, to mimic an alpha's biorhythm. No detoxes. It's a wonder his suppressants hadn't failed up until this point already. On top of all that is the new stimulation that he's getting from Anakin, which has his body trying to react like an omega (like Anakin's mate!!) and so it's also actively fighting through the suppressants rn. They're definitely failing, but they're failing slowly enough that he hasn't noticed. ((Also the idea that they'd fail is so inconceivable to him…. he's definitely not a doctor, lol))

I get you on the jealousy honestly I would HATE if someone did that irl but I'm such a fucking sucker for it in fiction. Anakin will cool down about it once he feels more secure, but I feel like it's necessary for his character to go through that development rather than being chill about Luminara from the get-go.

"poor baby had all his childhood dreams broken like sugar glass" LITERALLY 😭😭 I wrote a post a while back about how Obi-Wan didn't want to tell Anakin about his designation yet because he was too afraid of losing him. But now (he thinks) he's lost Anakin already!!

Luckily, Anakin will convince him that he wants to stay. So yes I'm putting Obi-Wan through the horrors, but. Ultimately it's so that he can heal and move on

And I'm so happy you like my writing style, I think it's really grown into itself (and grown on me, too) over the course of the fic! Good luck on your writing competition -- I'm sure you'll do well 💖💖

#this chapter was a delight honestly #it wasn't easy to write but I'm very happy #now I just have to resolve it in an equally satisfying way! #asks #imjusttoofunky #emperor obi-wan au #also I wrote this at 2am and queued it so please forgive any mistakes

[lilredghost]

Bestie I hope you're doing alright <333 I just need to let you know that i love the emperor obi wan fic?? I marriage oh god i mourn for them both, both had such different expectations but why don't they just COMMUNICATE oh god they're idiots your honour And oh the different ways in which they pray and the braids!!

In some ways, Obi-Wan is asking an entirely different question now.

“Would you like to spar?” he says.

Would you stand by me? he means. When I’m wrong, will you correct me and force me to try again?

Will you stay?

And Anakin says yes.

i love this scene and the words and the way you show us them getting over their differences <3 and the plot over the poison!! i was expecting it to go like in the movie, you know, that anakin cooks the meal but komari humiliates him by asking him to take the first bite but ths is just!!! so perfect!!! will we see obi going undercover into the kingdom? i can't wait to see how you've planned it all out bestie i already love all your writing 💜💜💜

Ahhh thank you!! This fic is such a pain in the ass (affectionate), it's really a labor of love.

We all know Obi-Wan and Anakin are incapable of communicating on the first try (or even the twentieth try). They had to do a whole lot of work to undo first impressions and then find their way from there. But one of the biggest problems is that they won't even admit what they want out of it!!

Obi-Wan is out here going "Please love me, please love me" but he REFUSES to say that aloud because he's too afraid to hear a refusal. In his mind, nothing is making sense anyway, because (spoiler alert) Tatooine was the one who asked for the marriage. He really thought that Anakin WANTED to marry him, and he feels like he's being jerked around when Anakin's behavior seems to show that he never did.

I think there's definitely a bitter, self-hating sort of sentiment here where Obi-Wan is thinking that he's somehow unloveable. So in this scene with the spar, he's thinking "Will you stay?" because he's willing to settle for being coworkers and being friends, even if it means he'll never have a loving marriage. (And it's such a relief that Anakin says yes to even that. Like, progress in SPADES)

They're slowly sort of figuring out their emotions and trying to reconcile their cultural differences at the same time. I'm hoping the next arc (after the poison thing) will be very hindi-love-song-esque (ie: if ch 6-8 was jashn-e-bahaara, Tatooine arc will be in lamhon ke daaman mein ((sex included))

Glad I can still surprise you even though you clearly know the movie well!! I remember rewatching it before starting this fic and going "Wow what do you mean no one has made this extremely specific crossover as a fic already?" Like to me it was so vividly clear that Komari was Maham Anga and Xanatos was Adham Khan but somewhere along the way I threw out Sujamal's plotline and added more siblings and omegaverse and a whole bunch of Force philosophy and it became its whole own beast!

Obi-Wan's definitely going to get a chance to explore Tatooine (mostly at Anakin's side, but not always) because I want him to get some direct insight on Anakin's culture and traditions. I have yet to decide how much anonymity he has, but I feel like the people of Tatooine are pretty chill about royalty. Also they'll get to go to a temple, which I'm pretty excited about!!

#post ch 11 the boys are gonna be having a (mostly) good vacation in Tatooine #it's a bit ''aisa desh hai mera'' of them #obikin #emperor obi-wan au #I know I caused all the problems but I just want them to be happy again #literally thank you so much for your essay of an ask #I've been stupid busy with college so it's nice to think of my boys #imjusttoofunky

[lilredghost]

babyyyy!!! im so sorry i am late, college started so i had to shift to the hostels and its so hectic but also so fun here(its so much like the colleges u see in movies like soty i didnt expect this college to be like that im so glad im here) and there was some issue with the wifi in my room so no ao3 for 3 weeks </3

i am in in LOVE with all the times obikin kiss, its so so soft and sweet, obi's trusting anakin with himself its so cute!!!!!!!

also CINNAMON OH MY GOD IT TASTES SO GOOD I CANT BELIEVE U MADE ANAKIN TASTE LIKE IT I LOVE U

(As much as he loves the scruffing, it’s not exactly conducive to Obi-Wan having a discussion.)

(Or thinking at all, really.)

oh my god me too pls i cant think after reading this u will be the sole reason im not studying before my math quiz

His hope is to extend that feeling to other parts of his life, someday, but for now Obi-Wan will stick to brushing and braiding his husband’s hair with all the care he can muster.

oh he is so oblivious oh god oh please tell me they both know the other person loves them before they separate pls

(And this, Obi-Wan has done before.)

(He is, perhaps, an expert in doing things quietly.)

sjdvhvjkdv pls pls red stop killing me im dying over here

(Anakin would deserve it too, is the thing. He'd deserve whatever he asked for.)

baby pls send him to therapy pls i love him but he is unwell™

But the day has been long and fraught, and he would like to believe that he can be happy too.

maybe anakin is the therapy, mandatory sessions for the both of them??? i'll tie them up back to back in a room until they talk

in public interest i would like you to know that u have officially ruined my plans for studying today as this fic will be bouncing around in my head on a pogo stick. i want to distill this fic and use it as an iv

Baby!! I'm glad you're having fun at college and not, like, a giant crisis 🙌 but no ao3 for 3 weeks sounds like hell 😭😭 My sister's wedding was just this last week (and you know big Indian weddings-- I'm exhausted) AND I resume college next week so it's pretty chaotic over here too.

So happy you liked this chapter 🥰🥰 I wanted to get through my whole outline of events instead of cutting the chapter in half (but also it took so long that maybe I should have cut it, lol). Obikin kissed so much that I'm amazed they got anything else done honestly!!

Obi-Wan is sooo brave for taking these leaps of faith, I love him so much. He makes a resolution in the next chapter (though it will be a bit hard for him to act on):

The most important thing is this: Anakin still doesn’t know what he is. The second is this: He cannot be allowed to find out, or Obi-Wan will lose him. Anakin may have married him for reasons Obi-Wan will never know, but being an alpha is surely a nonnegotiable part of that. Unless… Unless Anakin loved him. If Anakin, perhaps, were in love with him, the way Obi-Wan is in love with Anakin, then perhaps he could tell the truth. Perhaps he could be held and kissed and accepted in his entirety, as though he weren’t a failure of an alpha, a failure of an omega—

Baby hasn't even figured out that Anakin is already in love with him, or that Anakin doesn't give a shit that he's not an alpha. It's just so hard for him to detach his designation from his sense of self worth 🥺😔

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And yes I made Anakin taste like cinnamon!! I only decided that an omega's slick tastes (mostly) the way their arousal smells like halfway through, so I'm SO GLAD that I gave him a good scent and not like. Something weird, idk. Some things smell good but I do not want them in my mouth. Also I'm not sure if you remember this post but it sure does lend a whole extra layer of meaning to it 😂

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The scruffing I'm so absolutely obsessed with and idk why! Obi-Wan's emotions have been so out of control in these last few chapters, and it's such a sweet way for Anakin to lend him comfort, while also being hot as fuck in the right circumstances. I need him to pavlov Obi-Wan into getting horny when he scruffs him.

(Also please study for your math quiz baby, the sex will be there to reread when you finish 🙌)

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Isn't he so fucking stupid?!! Anakin will tell him he loves him but I'm not sure yet how much he'll believe it (the outline gets pretty loose post-Tatooine rn).

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(And this, Obi-Wan has done before.) (He is, perhaps, an expert in doing things quietly.)

OK this was literally like one of my favourite lines in this whole chapter ❤️❤️ It's so indicative of Obi-Wan's character and also the absolute root of their relationship problems. Obi-Wan is holding himself back from telling the truth, from telling Anakin he loves him, from biting him, all while Anakin is doing the same, because neither of them wants to scare the other away. (It also just hasn't occurred to Anakin that he hasn't said he loves Obi-Wan yet. He's so focused on holding himself back physically that he forgets about the words.)

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Obi-Wan needs therapy soooo badly, poor thing. I love him but he is definitely unwell™. I don't want to say he's blowing things out of proportion (these feelings are obviously real and he's struggling with them a lot), but they are absolutely a byproduct of the way he keeps spiralling. He'll be feeling sky high one minute and then he'll crash to the ground again in the next. Some of this is his depression but also his hormones are out of wack because his supressants are failing!! 😬

I've been trying not to fall into that rut of "romantic partner cures depression magically" by having Obi-Wan slowly, like, rebuild his support system (Feemor and his friends), find an identity outside of being an alpha and being emperor (like that same thing from earlier about detaching his sense of self-worth from his designation and his job), indulging/discovering hobbies and interests (anthropology, embroidery, time with his friends), and showing vulnerability to others (Anakin is a big one here, but Karishma was an important milestone too).

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On one hand I understand it's imporant to study but on the other hand !!! This fic also bounces around my head on a pogo stick 🤭🤭 I always love to see which things you noticed and which things you liked because it gives me so much motivation to keep writing, thank you!!! 🤗💕💕

#I think it took lots of people time to get around to reading this chapter because of all the fics from the subanakin fest tbh #it's left me sooo behind on reading fics lol #obikin #emperor obi-wan au #squick: a/b/o #also I tried breaking up the reply with dashes but I'm not sure how well it worked. it kind of feels more chaotic to me now #imjusttoofunky #asks #also did you just start your first year of college or did you like move or something?? 👀 sounds like a really cool place to be!